About Us
It was on a lonely business trip to LA that Maiden Voyage's founder came up with the idea of an internet networking site through which business women could meet up with like-minded women to make the most of their leisure time whilst travelling. Encouragement to bring the site to life came from other business women who had spent many lonely evenings in their hotel rooms, often working, usually eating room service to avoid the embarrassment of eating alone in public places and receiving unwanted male attention.
Our Aims
Maiden Voyage aims to connect women who are travelling so that they can meet and socialise in all manner of ways, be it over dinner, a trip to the theatre or even something more adventurous such as roller-blading. The primary aim is fun rather than business, but if business relationships are born then that's an added bonus. We also aim to bring useful travel and safety information to our readers and recommend products and services which appeal to the female business traveller.
Not just for individuals, we recognise that many organisations have a large population of female travellers, many who are unaware that colleagues from around the world are staying in the same city. With corporate or group membership, ladies can network with their extended peer groups, build friendships and foundations for a closer working relationship back at the office.
maiden-voyage.com has a global member base, including but not limited to Europe, the USA, Latin America, the Middle East, the Far East, many African countries, Australia and New Zealand.
Benefits of joining maiden-voyage.com include:
- Free membership for both individual and corporate members
- Secure networking with other professional women around the world
- Access to a network of international ambassadors who can give you inside information about their home cities, recommend places to stay or even meet or assist you on your travels
- Access to our database of hotel inspection results, including all the hotels who have failed to meet our female friendly criteria
- Discounted rates (for UK residents) for pre-booked parking at particpating Q-Park car parks
It is with our partners that this idea was turned into reality, so a special thanks to
Our web developers BlackLight Software
Our designer, Ian atOswald James/
Our printed material, expertly produced by Adam and Phil at Hobs Reprographics Leeds